Untash-Napirisha
Sign in to saveUntash-Napirisha was king of Elam (in present-day southwest Iran) during the Middle Elamite period, circa 1300 BCE. He was the son of the previous Elamite king, Humban-Numena and of a daughter (or granddaughter) of Kurigalzu. He was named after Napirisha, an Elamite deity.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Untash-Napirisha
- Royalty.succession
- King of Elam
- Royalty.reign
- circa 1300 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Humban-Numena
- Royalty.successor
- Kidin-Hutran
- Royalty.spouse
- Napir-Asu
- Royalty.father
- Humban-Numena
- Royalty.mother
- Daughter (or granddaughter) of Kurigalzu
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Spouse
- Napir-Asu
- Father
- Humban-Numena
- Occupation
- monarch
- Image
- Statue de Napir-Asu - Musée du Louvre - Antiquités orientales SB 2731 - photo 2.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1400-01-01
- date of death
- 1300-01-01
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Untash-Napirisha was king of Elam (in present-day southwest Iran) during the Middle Elamite period, circa 1300 BCE. He was the son of the previous Elamite king, Humban-Numena and of a daughter (or granddaughter) of Kurigalzu. He was named after Napirisha, an Elamite deity.
He founded and built extensively a new city, Dur-Untash, 40 km SE of Susa, modern Chogha Zanbil. He built extensively in this city, and its main temple, the famous Ziggurat, still stands there. Although construction in this religious city complex abruptly ended after Untash-Napirisha's death, the site was not abandoned, but continued to be occupied until it was destroyed by the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal in 640 BC.
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